Alan Smith

They scored a great goal.

The boy had a great shot.

Of course, we could have closed it down quicker and done things, but you still need to think that the boy shot.

And it was just ten minutes before half-time.

After we lost John O'Shea, we just didn't quite get sorted.

And they scored a goal there, but we were disappointed with defending that goal.

But overall, again, I just didn't think we deserved to have gone 2-0 down.

I didn't think we deserved to have gone 1-0 down.

But that's football.

We didn't take some chances we had, and when they got theirs, they took it.

You need players, that's clear.

You're also looking, though, to build sensibly.

How much of a challenge is it to sort of strike that balance between the two at this moment?

Well, that's what we are doing.

We're working really hard.

Everybody knows we're short and no more than us in here.

But we'll get them.

We'll get the players.

And, you know, if the players continue to show their attitude today... They've had a great attitude all last season, commitment to make sure that they were Premier League club.

I thought today they showed it again.